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Alas, Babylon

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"Randy was astonished. This was the first time in his adult years that he had struck, so far as he recalled"(103).

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"His taste meant living with as little exertion and strain as possible"(7).

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"He was a hermit, and a snob...and no better than a pervert"(6).

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"No, sir, I'm not dietin'. I got nerves"(9).

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With the use of the hydrogen bomb, the Christian era was dead, and with it must die the tradition of the Good Samaritan"(69).

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It wasn’t a dog any longer. In times like these dogs can turn into wolves. You did just right, Ben. Here, take back your gun"(197).

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His theory of challenge and response applies not only to nations, but to individuals. Some nations and some people come apart like fat in the pan. Others meet the challenge and harden. I think you’re going to harden" (111).

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"In Fort Repose, a river town in Central Florida...(1).

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""This incident was important only because it was self-revelatory. Randy knew he would have to play by the old rules. He could not shuck his code, or sneak out of his era"(98).

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"And what about government savings bonds, sir?"(115

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"It seemed he ended every lurid verse with, "Alas, Babylon!" in a voice so resonant you could feel it..."(14).

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"A man can't pick his relatives, only his friend, but Mark had always been Randy's friend as well as brother"(13).

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"Now he sat on a stool at this bar, half-filled a fat mug with steaming coffee, dropped two lumps of sugar into it, and laced it with an inch of bourbon"(7).

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"Everybody knew that Randy dated lots of girls, and not all of them virgins"(6).

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"His black hair was tousled, his teeth white, and he looked boyish, handsome, and inoffensive"(5).

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"You look real pretty and chipper today"(5).

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The title is a quote within the novel. Two characters agreed that if one was to hear of a nuclear attack, he would warn the other through telegram by saying, "Alas, Babylon." It also may have a biblical meaning, as Babylon is a city in the Bible that is destroyed by God much like how the cities are destroyed by nuclear bombs in the novel.

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Frank, Pat. Alas, Babylon. Olive Editions, 2015.

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The novel is based in the 1950's, in a small town of Florida called Fort Repose.

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Pat Frank
Book Fact: It was a required reading for all high schools during the Cold War Era.
Author Fact: Pat Frank died of pancreatic cancer.